International Consultant (Team Leader) for Review of National Plan for Disaster Management 2010-15 - Dhaka (with field visit outside Dhaka)

Objectives:

The purpose of the assignment is to review the National Plan for Disaster Management (NPDM) 2010-15 and develop the draft National plan (2016-2020) based on the findings of the review.

The specific objectives are as indicated below:

To take stock of the implantation progress of NPDM so far and their sustainability;To extract lessons learned and best practices related to NPDM implementation;To undertake a gap analysis in terms of strategy, operational framework, institutional alignment (MoDMR and beyond) and implementation of actions as well as the future possibilities;To identify the cost/finance and prioritization aspect including fiscal perspectives (i.e. NPDM’s alignment with mid-term budgetary framework-MTBF, mid-term budget projection-MTBP, etc.);To develop recommendations for the future direction, strategies and areas of possible focus for NPDM 2016-20;To develop a resource mobilization strategy for financing the proposed actions.

Scope of Work:

Based on the specific objective of the assignment the scope of work will include:

Developing an understanding and capturing the current context Disaster Management in Bangladesh including the community level risks (through the analysis of the CRA reports and other documents/resources available with the government and other sources);Reviewing the National Plan against the evolving context (for instance- the emergence of DM Act and other policy developments) of the country for achievements, lessons learned and future scope based on gaps identified;Undertaking Stakeholder consultation including the government, development partners, civil society and vulnerable communities in the rural and/or urban setting;Drafting all identified documents including the draft report jointly with key   stakeholders especially MoDMR;Develop a strategy for mobilising resources against a framework of costed actions.

Review Process:

A dedicated task force for this review will be set up. This task force will be chaired by the Secretary, MoDMR (or his nominated senior & competent official) and comprised of other MoDMR/DDM officials, UNDP (CDMPII/ERF) officials, 2-3 Development Partners and a Civil Society Representative. The task force,   involving different stakeholders, will provide advisory and strategic guidance to the process of review and drafting of the next plan.

Three Consultants will be engaged in the review. One International Consultant (Disaster Management Expert) will work as Team Leader and two National Consultants will work with the International Consultant. Among the national consultants, one will focus on macro-economic analysis of the current NPDM to identify gaps, development areas and means of improvement. The other national expert will focus more on inclusion issues, i.e. marginalization, vulnerability, equality, disparity, gender, etc. The review will be jointly conducted by all three consultants.

The team of consultants will be contractually accountable to UNDP. However, the issues related to process and deliverables (outputs) needs to be endorsed by the dedicated task force set up for the review of the NPDM.

The Consultants will prepare the work plan to conduct the review. The work plan will outline how the review will be carried out and identify the responsibilities of each of the Consultant.  The work plan will be agreed by the task force at the beginning of the assignment.  The work plan will address the following elements:Timeframe;Literature review;Data collection and analysis; andReporting arrangement.

The Consultants will outline in the work plan how they will liaise with MoDMR and other supporting agencies and departments to gather the information required.

The intended outcomes deliverables are:

Work plan and methodology  to be followed for the review;Draft Report  of the review;Final Report;Draft National Plan for Disaster Management 2016-2020;Resource Mobilisation Strategy.

Supervision And Performance Evaluation:

The Consultants will work under the guidance of MoDMR. UNDPs role will be hiring Consultant. Approving the review plan and methodology to be followed for the review will require endorsement of the task force.  The task force will sign off the review report after incorporating the feedback of the concerned stakeholders within and outside government identified during the review process. The draft of the National Plan jointly developed with MoDMR will be handed over formally for its finalization by the GoB.

Timeframe and Deadline:

The review will take 45 working days (over 3 months) including submission of detailed action plan, desk review, interviews, consultations and analysis, drafting report and plan, presentation, discussion of findings and finalization of all documents.

Tasks and Days required (Total 45 Days)

Submission of detailed action plan - 02 Days;Desk Review/Documents Review - 05 Days;Meeting, consultation, interview with stakeholders - 17 Days;Preparing and finalizing the report - 06 Days;Preparing the draft National Plan for Disaster Management 2016-2020 - 09 Days;Preparing the Resource Mobilization Strategy - 06 Days.

Documents:

The Consultants will prepare and submit the documents mentioned above at the end of the assignment. The format for all three documents (review report, draft plan and resource mobilization strategy) should be agreed at the beginning of the assignment and cleared by the task force. Further work, or revision of the documents, may be required if is considered that the report does not meet the TOR, there are errors of fact or the document is incomplete or not of an acceptable standard.

Inputs:

CDMP-II and/or ERF projects of UNDP Bangladesh will provide office space and transport for the consultant as required and also arrange meetings, consultations, and interviews and ensure access to key officials as mentioned in proposed methodology. In addition, CDMP-II will bear the cost of arranging consultation meetings, FGDs, debriefing session and other events as required. However, other than transport, subsistence costs during field trip outside Dhaka require to be paid by the individual consultants.

Proposed Payment Schedule for the Consultancy:

1st Payment (30% of the Toatal Contracted Amount) - Upon submission and acceptance of the Work plan and methodology;2nd Payment (30% of the Total Contracted Amount) - Upon submission and acceptance of the Review Report;Final Payment (40% of the Total Contracted Amount) - Upon submission and acceptance of the Draft National Plan/ Resource Mobilization Strategy.

View the original article here

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.